The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-09-22

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d sumntuous wi,hia. For abe bad brough
her books, and she had few plants, ans
. with those indescrihable feminine knick
) knacks, which some women seer Great
! by a turn Of the hand, her looms wcr'
very cosy.
} Ye, she was no, very much a. home
She passed. grea. deal OF her time a
J Uncle Toms, setting his bachelors hall &
} rights aud mending and darning for him.
} Bot she went to her desolate little house
to sleep She was not timid d-she knew
tha, 20 harm could come TO her there,
She knew that the law Of kindness pre-
vailed 10 this new country, which was bet
ter than any law to keep the peace" TO
bind the people together
She occasionally saw Alex, but they
never recognized each other; yet there was
TO her = sense OF protection in the knowl /.
edge that he was so near.
"Got acquainted with your neighbor
yet. Carrier" asked Uncle Tom, after q
month had passed.
mo; and don't want bis acquaintance,
either, answered Carrie, rather icily.
"Nloe fellow, think, said Uncle Tom.
"He's got business ia him aud viii make
Successful man He's taken up tree
claim now was talking with him this
afternoon.
whats tree claim asked Carrie
ooh, you plant so many trees and hav,
EN- growing at certain stated time-say
two years and the land is yours. He
said you might do that and be worth just
so much more. 1t would cost you but
triils TO baye the trees planted"
"Ho is taking an interest IN my affairs
is he? Well, nobody thanks him for his
ADVICE" snapped Carrie in a voice very
unusual to her. Uncle Tom wondered
what had come over the girl, usually 30
sweet tempered
The weeks went by and Noymber came
Carrie was on the third month Of her six
She bad made great many friends and
she read and sewed, and had made her
uncle's cabin and her own very tastful and |
com Portable and neat with her handiwork. |
She felt that her time had been well en-
ployed and the days had not been long
And yet she and Alex had never exchanged |
word, Not one not even Uncle Tom =
knew that they had ever been friends
One November day Carrie was tacking
comforter which she had pieced together
out Of bits OF calico. The wind had been
blowing with increasing fury from the
northwest all day. Toward evening it
became terrible and sleety snow began
to fall. 1t seemed to shake the little
cabin to its foundation Carrie felt her
heart sink with fear. This was something
beyond any Of her former experiences
and she remembered what Uncle Tom had
said OF "a blizzard.
"This surely must be blizzard" she
thought.
Higher and higher rose ihe wine ouder
and louder ii shrieked, and then
Carrie was conscious OF being lifted up
into the air by some unseen force, and
whIred through the darkness and then
falling. After that she knew nothing for
a brief space.
She was only stunned, and when she
opened her eyes she found herself in her
own room but with everything in confus-
ed mass of ruin about her, and Alex Hall
kneeling by her side, rubbing bis bands
and calling her name.
1T was not necessary to come over"
she said.
"Alex broke into laugh. Come ov-
ri" he repeated; "it is you who have come 4,
over, Miss Carrie; you made the first call ;,
n spite of yourself, and very glad | am to :
zee you, even in this very unceremonious /,
manner
"What do you mean?" she asked
Il mean that you came, house and all,
md planted yourself right in my door
thIh WIN tieIutuuuuS tiutlti' ~ ~ 4,
wonder your neck was not broken, my :
lear. Are you sure you are not inJured?'
le asked with tender concern.
do you really mean Alex that my
rouse blew over into your yard?"
Il mean Just that, Garry. always
hought your cabin rather shaky mine il =
vice as substantial and now You will be u
obliged to accept my hospitality for the 2
present Fortunately l have man aud =
wife stopping with me this week friends y
Il mine from northern Da. ota, whom | IL
IN entertaining until they get house ?
'uilt. They have slept sonndly through q
II this blizzard. They are used to the
ountry. But will wake the good woman y
ow and she will attend you.
The next day Alex said TO her: "Since :
ou unbent sufficiently to call upon me in p'
uch an unceremouious manner, Carrie.
'efore had begged your pardon for my u
ill further and marry me, now that ! :
,ost humbly beg your forgiveness9 I've
lwsys loved you.
OF course Carrie could not refnse
4" Pom my soul" said Uncle Tom when
g had heard the whole story; "it better =
han a magazine yarnl You are the hero -
le, Carrie, and Alex is the hero, and am
sort OF good augel, you know, that fixes =
p things.
"Yeu aud the BLIZZARD" laughed CsrrIe.
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